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    Rumba and WiFi (or possibly Ethernet)

    The first question is: Can Rumba be set up with external hardware to allow remote control over WiFi (or Ehternet)

    I suspect the answer is YES as most things are possible (eventually!)

    The second question is: Has anyone done this, if so are they willing to share the steps required?

    Thanks

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    I'd be interested in knowing this as well. Also, i've been throwing around the idea of getting a wifi sd card to leave it in the printer and put items on it remotely, i wonder if anyone has done that too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carrot_or_Stick View Post
    i've been throwing around the idea of getting a wifi sd card to leave it in the printer and put items on it remotely, i wonder if anyone has done that too.
    There is a thread on it. Use the "Search" function and search for Flashair.

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    Alternatively, Octoprint on a raspberry pi can enable control, slicing, webcam, monitoring over intranet/internet: http://3dprintboard.com/showthread.p...ight=octoprint

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    Thanks for the responses. Must admit I'd never heard of a WiFi SD card before. That would be great for just putting files on the SD card, but I was hoping to be able to control and monitor as well. Currently I have about 75ft of Ethernet cable running from the computer to the printer, connected at either end to USB repeaters so I can connect Computer USB to Printer USB and get full control / functionality from S3D at the computer. I was hoping to be able to replace the cable with a WiFi link. I have some spare arduino boards and WiFi modules hiding around the place... maybe time to experiment.

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    Ive been using OctoPi that is easy to set up and does everything from slicing to full control of the print. Also can set up a web cam that you can monitor from anywhere.

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    Again, thanks for the replies. Dug up a Raspberry Pi board but I had a problem as I didn't have easy access to an HDMI monitor or USB keyboard and mouse, however a little searching came up with a simple way to set it all up over an SSH link. I had a few stability issues, but finally tracked them down to an under-powered power supply. All is good!

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